Fisheries

Wetlands are among the world’s most productive and valuable ecosystems and are an integral part of many ecosystems. This book attempts to raise awareness on the relevance of wetland systems and their current impacts and existency threats in different regions of the world. It aims at describing the status, challenges and loss of wetlands related to conflicts between anthropic activities and natural ecosystem services fundamental for people’s livelihoods.

Esta guía resume la investigación sobre la intersección entre el género y la pesca de captura, explorando las formas en que la pesca ofrece importantes puntos de entrada para mejorar la igualdad de género y el empoderamiento económico de las mujeres, al tiempo que contribuye a intervenciones más eficaces y resultados más sostenibles.

Des zones côtières d'une grande valeur subissent les pressions de plus en plus fortes de la pollution, de la croissance démographique et du tourisme. La demande croissante de ressources côtières qui, elles, sont limitées, engendre des conflits entre des groupes d'utilisateurs concurrents.

This identification guide has been developed to support the monitoring of bycatch of vulnerable species in Mediterranean fisheries.

This identification guide has been developed to support the monitoring of bycatch of vulnerable species in Mediterranean fisheries.

Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts offers a carefully balanced and stimulating survey of marine ecology, introducing the key processes and systems from which the marine environment is formed, and the issues and challenges which surround its future conservation.

This identification guide has been developed to support the monitoring of bycatch of vulnerable species in Mediterranean fisheries.

Small-scale fisheries provide food security, livelihoods and income to millions of people but their management still presents a challenge to managers and other stakeholders due to problems in gathering suitable information and its incorporation in fisheries policy. Fishers are a key source of knowledge for assessment of both extractive capacity and value in small-scale fisheries, in addition to providing a broad array of cultural knowledge.